Record of the squat lobster Munidopsis scobina Alcock, 1894
off Chennai coast

Abstract

In the deep sea catches landed at Kasimedu
Fisheries Harbour on 10th and 25th March 2011, one
male and three female specimens (Fig. 1 and 2) of
squat lobster were observed. They were identified as
Munidopsis scobina Alcock, 1894. The male specimen,
which was caught at 200- 400 m depth range, off
Chennai coast along with deep sea shrimps, lobsters
and fishes, measured 44 mm in total length (TL) and
21 mm in carapace length (CL).